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How can I save money on my home insurance?

These days everyone is looking to save a dollar. But is skimping out on your home insurance really the answer? Everyone with a mortgage is required to have homeowners insurance on their property but the minimum requirement is for fire, lightning and explosion coverage only. When this home insurance was first introduced fire was the leading cause of claims, and …

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Four Things You Can Do To Recommit Yourself to Financial Discipline

A recent survey by MNP Ltd. Found that 53% of respondents says they are about $200 away from not being able to meet their monthly financial obligations – bills & loan payments. This is an alarming piece of news and paints a frightening picture of the future financial health of Canadian households, especially if we start to see an increase …

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SGI Canada – Why We Sell Our Products Through Brokers

We read this piece from SGI Canada that lists six reasons they love their brokers, & couldn’t agree more! Brokers work hard every day to increase their knowledge base and to serve their clients.  We take our role as trusted advisor very seriously, and the result is great value to you, the customer. Here is the article from SGI Canada.  …

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A Message About COVID-19

To our Valued Customers – Starting immediately, The James Insurance Group has put the following precautionary measures in place to deal with the impending impact of the COVID 19 Virus – Surfaces at each of our locations will be cleaned with disinfectant multiple times per day. Hand Sanitizer will be available for our customers to use (while supplies last). Effective …

Maybe Buying Insurance Should Take Longer Than 10 Minutes

At The James Insurance Group we have put a lot of thought into how we can best serve our customers. We appreciate that your time is precious and we want to be efficient when assisting you. We do, however, believe that a decision to buy insurance is important and should not be rushed. After all, you are making a decision on how best …

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Do You Own a Condo in Alberta? This is Important Information for You to Know.

You may have heard recently in the news about changes to the Alberta Condominium Corporation Act that took effect on January 1, 2020.  One of the changes is that condominium corporations will now be able to seek recovery of the deductible portion of the corporation’s insurance claim – up to a maximum of $50,000 – from the condo unit owner …